PRINCE HARRY and Meghan Markle will attend their first royal engagement together this month, according to claims, so does this mean a proposal is on the way? Here is what we know so far.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle updates: Are the couple engaged or will the prince propose soon?

Prince Harry, 32, and Meghan Markle, 36, will be attending their first royal engagement together this month, according to claims.

Royal insiders have said the prince’s engagement to the Suits actress is a case of “when not if”.

The last time the couple were pictured together was leaving to Botswana in Africa for Meghan’s 36th birthday.

Meghan did a tell-all interview with Vanity Fair last week where she declared, “we’re a couple, we’re in love”.

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Having been inundated with interview requests from around the world since the Sunday Express exclusively broke the story of their relationship last October, Meghan agreed to the Vanity Fair article to mark the 100th episode of Suits, the US legal drama in which she stars as paralegal Rachel Zane.

A royal insider also confirmed Harry’s closest aides at Kensington Palace were told about the interview and gave it their full approval. “The Palace knew about it and sanctioned it,” said a well-placed source.

“Meghan hadn’t done much in the past year. She’d been very quiet but there is an understanding that this is not a sustainable position for her to be in as an actress. She has a career and media work is an inevitable part of that.

“Although the Palace isn’t speaking for her, she has an agent and a publicist for that, they issued the statement on behalf of Prince Harry in November and are keeping a close eye on the media.”

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Prince Harry’s engagement to Meghan Markle is a case of “when not if”, say royal insiders.

A royal source revealed: “Behind Palace gates everyone is expecting an announcement. It’s a case of when not if. The consensus is there will be a wedding next year.”

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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla have reportedly met Meghan and are happy for Harry.

“Harry’s father is just keen for him to settle down and be happy,” an insider told the Mail on Sunday.

“Both Charles and Camilla are understood to have held back from expressing views, keen that Harry should have his own space to make his own decision.

"Harry was nervous of introducing Meghan to them because he did not want people to jump to conclusions about someone he deeply cared for. He wanted to consider in his own time whether or not she might have a permanent place in his life.”

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Kensington Palace is believed to be rolling out “Operation Princess”, to scale down Meghan’s public appearances and social media presence.

The Mail On Sunday claim Harry and Meghan were keen not to share their news during the memorials for Princess Diana’s 20-year anniversary, but now the milestone date has passed the pair could be ready to share the news.

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Prince Harry, 32, and Meghan Markle, 36, have been dating for over a year now and things appear to be hotting up between the pair.

August spelled a busy month for Harry as he whisked girlfriend Meghan away to Botswana in Africa for her 36th birthday and on his return he marked the 20th anniversary of his mother Princess Diana’s death.

This month, the prince and the Suits star will take part in their first official royal engagement together, it has been reported.

So what do we know about their relationship so far, and will an engagement happen soon if it has not already?